species 14,830 observations
American Mountain Ash
Sorbus americana
Field notes
Supports All
117
native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Caterpillars
Moths and butterflies raised on it
Apple Blotch Leafminer Moth, Cherry Ermine, Tricolored Acrobasis Moth, Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth
69
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Hosted animals
Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it
Raspberry Sawfly, Mountain Ash Sawfly, Flat-headed Apple Tree Borer
3
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Bohemian Waxwing, American Robin, Snowshoe Hare, Veery
24
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Black-shouldered Drone Fly, Common Raven, Western Conifer Seed Bug
21
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Trees
- Light
- Full sun Part shade
- Moisture
- Well drained Moist
- Water use
- Medium
- Soil pH
- Acid
From NC State Extension, USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.